Loss of innocence is coming to an age of knowing. When you are young, you think the world is going to be a perfect place for you to live. After you grow up and become an adult you realize it isn't. The world is mean and full of mean and cruel people. When scout lost her mother, she lost innocence. Even before she was born she lost it. Some people couldn't even imagine what life would be like without a mother. Scout wasn't effected at first because she never had any experiences with her mother.

1. What is your loss of innocence?
2. Why do you believe this happened?
3. When did this happen?
4. How did this happen?
5. Did this affect you in some way?
6. Do you think this could have been prevented?
7. Do you regret that this happened?
8. What do you think caused this to happen?
9. How did it change the way you view the world?
10. How did this change the way you live?


I am going to ask my mom these questions to find out what her loss of innocence was. Whichever event she chooses to tell me, will be described throughout these questions above. After she and I go through and answer all of the questions and/or any additional ones, they will be posted along with answers on LOI Entry 2.